The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Buzz Aldrin. I met him about 10 years ago and all I could do was look at his feet. What greater thing can you do than walk on the moon?
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 July 2018 source ↗
Anyone who is a carer.
Chuck Feeney (the James Bond of philanthropy).
My mother, because now I have two sons and I have help around me – including my family – I can't imagine having four little ones under the age of nine, as she did.
Tony Benn, for moving to the left throughout his life rather than to the right.
Gary and I worked in a greengrocer’s on Saturdays and in the holidays. One of my jobs was cooking beetroot – it used to make me gag.
I wanted to play for Arsenal. When I have a kick-around with my boy, I still feel as if someone’s going to spot me.
In 1995, I discovered I had two brain tumours. The process of having them removed went on for about three years. It was a long and drawn-out time, wondering whether or not I was going to die.
I cry all the time. The last time was at the end of Paddington 2. Shirlie was laughing her head off.
The births of my children, Harley Moon (28) and Roman (25).
Kelsey Grammer, Reggie Yates, Jennifer Hudson, Jessica Hynes, Mark Gatiss, Billie Piper
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